Meliponiculture for hive products and pollination to enhance a sustainable utilization of a buffer area of protected forests

The buffer area acts as the reservoirs for the flora and fauna. The is a first line defense of the national park and the human communities. To protect buffer area is therefore essential for sustainable conservation. Meliponiculture or stingless beekeeping is recently being interest by many beekeepers as a new economic insects. Stingless bees are highly effective for pollination in food crops and flowering plants. The pollination efficacy of two targeted crop will be conducted. Three species of targeted crops are Coffea arabica (Arabica coffee), Coffea canephora (Robusta coffee) and Macadamia integrifolia . The hive products has equipped with highly functional properties. Honey from stingless bees has recently become of interest because of its medicinal properties. The meliponiculture technologies will be transferred to the targeted stakeholders in the selected buffered area in Thailand. Comparisons of honey and propolis yields from will be obtained and calculate the return of investments.The compositions of honey from three stingless bee species collected from experimental areas will be analyzed for apparent reducing sugar, calculated as invert sugar, moisture content, apparent sucrose, water insoluble solids, mineral (ash), acidity, diastase activity, hydroxymethylfurfural and food additives contents. The antioxidants and anti inflammatory properties will be also evaluated and analyzed.